User:Sophmed/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Language

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article because this class is the language program of Carillon Communities. This matters because the idea of language is something we always have to keep in mind when discussing topics in class. My first impression of this article was that it was just going to talk about the definition of language and the history of it.

Evaluate the article
The article has a solid lead section as it introduces the topic of language with its definition. It also does mention the topics of what would be written later in the article such as the way one speaks language, the origins of it etc. The article's content is relevant to the topic as it talks about the history of language, how it is processed, and the features of it etc. It also addressed underrepresented groups of people such as people who sign ASL or read braille. The tone of the article seemed neutral as it mostly dealt with history and its logistics than trying to convey a certain emotion to the reader. The sources do seem a bit questionable as many of the authors are white (leaning towards men). I also tried clicking on some of the links and it would just leave me on the same page unless I clicked on an author or another Wikipedia article. Many of these sources are from the early 2000s, not many are from 2018-to present. However, the sources are related to the topic of language and a good amount are from professors/authors and institutions. The article was well-written with no noticeable grammatical errors, and it had a good structure as it was broken down into sections. The images used were appropriate to the subject as it showed different ways of communicating language (writing, speaking, signing etc.) and of the anatomy of how one communicates (the brain, tongue etc.). In the talk page, the users mostly talk about the suggestion of changes that should be made to the article and to get feedback on the change they propose. The article seems to be rated well as it is listed under the "good article criteria". This article differs from the way we talk about this topic in class is that there are more statistics in the article, and that it goes more in depth of the history of language and the anatomy of how it processes through our bodies. The overall status of this article is that it is a well written article about the subject of language. Its strengths is how it touches on all aspects of language such as its origins, history, definition, and the different ways we communicate. A way to improve the article is to use more modern sources that are from diverse backgrounds. The article's completeness assessment is that it is well developed and a good resource to go to if one may want to learn about the topic of language.